Indian Defense Forum 
13 dead, 99 rescued as Indian Navy craft hits ferry
A military helicopter flies over a ferry during a rescue operation after a passenger boat capsized off the coast of India's financial capital Mumbai, India, December 18, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Thirteen persons were killed and 99 rescued yesterday after an Indian Navy craft crashed into a ferry off the coast of Mumbai, the Navy said.
At about 4:00pm, a Navy craft undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with a passenger ferry off Karanja near Mumbai, the Navy said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
The ferry was carrying passengers from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island, a popular tourist destination.
"13 fatalities have been reported so far," it said adding survivors rescued from the incident site were being shifted to nearby hospitals.
The Navy said, "Search and rescue efforts have been immediately launched wherein four naval helicopters, 11 naval crafts, one Coast Guard boat and three marine police crafts have been pressed in action for recovering the survivors."
A military helicopter flies over a ferry during a rescue operation after a passenger boat capsized off the coast of India's financial capital Mumbai, India, December 18, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Thirteen persons were killed and 99 rescued yesterday after an Indian Navy craft crashed into a ferry off the coast of Mumbai, the Navy said.
At about 4:00pm, a Navy craft undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with a passenger ferry off Karanja near Mumbai, the Navy said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
The ferry was carrying passengers from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island, a popular tourist destination.
"13 fatalities have been reported so far," it said adding survivors rescued from the incident site were being shifted to nearby hospitals.
The Navy said, "Search and rescue efforts have been immediately launched wherein four naval helicopters, 11 naval crafts, one Coast Guard boat and three marine police crafts have been pressed in action for recovering the survivors."
